baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2536276-A (GB)
Title: Field mapper
Inventor: NATALIA TRELA-MCDONALD
IPC: G02B27/09
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: An optical system 10 converts a light beam having a known spatially coherent first optical field 14, such as a Gaussian field, to a second optical field 22 with a required intensity distribution and flat wavefront at a desired distance from the system. It does this by creating an intermediate optical field 30, between the first and second optical fields. The intermediate optical field is derived from the inverse Fourier transform of the second optical field. The optical system provides a field mapper. The system includes one or more transmissive refractive optical elements such as a phase plate, arranged to provide a first optical section 25 and a second optical section 26. A focussing lens (figure 2, 132) may be used to provide the required beam at focal plane 24.
Patent GB-2536622-A (GB)
Title: Improved subsea tie back connector
Inventor: MATT READMAN
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 2015-03-16
Abstract: The connector comprises a telescoping part 100, a compression clamp 200 and a tension clamp 300. The first telescoping part 110 is arranged to extend and contract relative to the second telescoping part 120. The compression clamp 200 acts to seal a distal end 112 of the first telescoping section to a distal end flange 24 of a detachable part 20. The tension clamp 300 acts against anchors fixed relative to the first and second telescoping parts and comprises a clamp 310 having tapered surfaces 312, 314 that oppose each other. The tapered surfaces of the tension clamp form a seal against tapered surfaces 117, 125 of the telescoping parts. A frame 400 carries the components and also includes a locator 410 for locating pins 26 assembled to the detachable part 20 (fig 2). During connection the telescoping section is extended using an actuator on the frame (420, fig 4).
Patent GB-2536940-A (GB)
Title: A nickel-based alloy
Inventor: ROGER REED
IPC: C22C19/05
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: A nickel-based alloy which comprises (by weight): 7.0-11.0 % chromium, 4.0-14.0 % cobalt, 1.0-2.0 % rhenium, 5.5-11.0 % tungsten, 4.0-6.5 % aluminium, 8.0-12.0 tantalum, 0.0-0.5 % molybdenum, 0.0-0.5 % hafnium, 0.0-0.5 % niobium, 0.0-0.5 % titanium, 0.0-0.5 % vanadium, 0.0-0.1 % silicon, 0.0-0.1 % yttrium, 0.0-0.1 % lanthanum, 0.0-0.1 % cerium, 0.0-0.003 % sulphur, 0.0-0.05 % manganese, 0.0-0.05 % zirconiuim, 0.0-0.005 % boron and 0.0-0.01 % carbon, with the balance being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloy comprises 60-70 % by volume gamma prime phase and is used to form single crystal turbine blades.
Patent GB-2538525-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing device for reducing acoustic feedback in a signal output from a speaker
Inventor: JOSEPH O'FLAHERTY
IPC: H04R3/02
Filed: 2015-05-19
Abstract: A signal processing device for reducing acoustic feedback comprises an input for receiving an audio signal to be used as input for driving a speaker; a sampler for sampling the signal to identify peaks indicative of feedback; a timing module for determining intervals between the peaks, and a signal adjuster for adjusting the amplitude of the signal that is input to the loudspeaker. For each peak that is identified by the sampler, the timing module is configured to determine a first interval between the peak and the previous peak to have been identified and to compare the first interval with a second interval between the previous peak and the peak preceding the previous peak; and in the event that the difference between the first and second intervals is less than a predetermined threshold, the signal adjuster is configured to reduce the amplitude of the signal that is input to the loudspeaker. A second embodiment is described with respect to fig 4.
Patent GB-2533982-A (GB)
Title: Drive system for aircraft landing gear
Inventor: ARNAUD DIDEY
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 2014-09-15
Abstract: The invention is a drive system for rotating a wheel of an aircraft landing gear. The drive system includes a motor operable to rotate a drive pinion via a drive path, and a driven gear adapted to be mounted to the wheel. The drive system has a first configuration in which the drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear via the drive path. The drive path has a plurality of shafts rotatable about respect shaft axes, including an output shaft. The output shaft is operable to pivot about the axis of rotation of another shaft axis spaced from the output shaft axis. Also, an aircraft landing gear having a wheel and the drive system, where the driven gear of the drive system is mounted to the wheel.
Patent GB-2523289-A (GB)
Title: Magazine attachment/detachment mechanism and portable firearm
Inventor: NORO KAZUTOSHI
IPC: F41A17/38
Filed: 2013-01-11
Abstract: A magazine attachment/detachment mechanism (10) is equipped with: protrusions (11a, 11b) extending downward from a receiver (2); and an attachment/detachment unit (12) that is movably attached to the protrusions (11a, 11b) and that attaches a magazine (3) to the receiver (2) in a detachable manner. The attachment/detachment unit (12) attaches/detaches the magazine (3) to/from the receiver (2) by moving between a securing position that secures the magazine (3) and a release position that releases the magazine (3). Thus, the magazine (3) is attached directly to the receiver (2), so deviation from the design value for the attachment height of the magazine (3) with respect to the receiver (2) can be reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent defects in the chambering of cartridges without reducing the strength of the receiver (2).
Patent GB-2526022-A (GB)
Title: Radio apparatus
Inventor: VILLARDI GABRIEL PORTO
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2014-01-10
Abstract: Provided is a radio apparatus that can achieve improvement of reliability of communications, enlargement of cell area, improvement of PER, and improvement of system performance. A radio apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, which is a radio apparatus for transmitting information to another radio apparatus, comprises: a signal processing unit that generates a symbol sequence; a transmission vector calculating unit that converts the symbol sequence to a plurality of transmission symbol sequences and that controls, on the basis of a channel estimation for the other radio apparatus, the phases of the transmission symbol sequences such that the phases of the transmission symbol sequences are common or opposite phases; and a plurality of antennas for transmitting the respective ones of the plurality of transmission symbol sequences.
Patent GB-2529342-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for exchanging encrypted messages between computing devices in a communication network
Inventor: YIP NGAI KAIN
IPC: G06F21/60
Filed: 2014-04-23
Abstract: A method for exchanging a message (202) between computing devices in a communication network, the message having encrypted data and a scheme identifier, is disclosed. The method comprises, in response to a first user action being performed on a first computing device (204), executing an encryption program code for encrypting data, encoding the encrypted data into the message and transmitting the message by the first computing device to a second computing device (206); detecting performance of a second user action on the second computing device in relation to the message; in response to detecting performance of the second user action, activating a decryption program code associated with the scheme identifier by the second computing device to provide the message to the decryption program code; decoding the message using the decryption program code by the second computing device to obtain the encrypted data; and decrypting the encrypted data by the second computing device via the decryption program code to obtain decrypted data. A related system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2548842-A (GB)
Title: Snack food and manufacture thereof
Inventor: ELIZABETH MORRIS
IPC: A23P30/34
Filed: 2016-03-29
Abstract: A snack food 2 comprises an expanded cellular starch-based matrix including a wholegrain cereal component and a fruit and/or vegetable pomace. The snack food has enhanced nutritional content due to the inclusion of wholegrain cereal and fruit/vegetable ingredients and provides a sustainable and higher value use for pomace, a waste by-product of fruit/vegetable pressing. The product may be a chip made up of 35-50% pomace, such as apple, pear, orange, blueberry or raspberry, tomato, beetroot or carrot pomace. The wholegrain component may be buckwheat or millet present in an amount of 3-8% by weight. The product may also include potato starch. A process is claimed in which: a dough is formed, optionally into a sheet, comprising a wholegrain cereal component and a fruit and/or vegetable pomace; the dough is formed into pieces; the pieces dried into pellets; and the pellets cooked to expand to form snack food pieces.
Patent GB-2539129-A (GB)
Title: Salvaging hardware transactions
Inventor: MAGED MILAD MICHAEL
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: A transactional memory system salvages a partially executed hardware transaction. A processor of the transactional memory system determines information about an about-to-fail handler for transactional execution of a code region of a hardware transaction. The processor saves state information of the hardware transaction, the state information usable to determine whether the hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted. The processor detects an about-to-fail condition during the transactional execution of the hardware transaction. The processor, based on the detecting, executes the about-to-fail handler using the information about the about-to-fail handler, the about-to-fail handler determining whether the hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted．
Patent GB-2554884-A (GB)
Title: Assisted removal fastener
Inventor: JAN NIKLEWICZ
IPC: F16B23/00
Filed: 2016-10-12
Abstract: A removable blind fastener 200 has a main body 201 with a head 205, a clamping part 202 axially aligned with and extending away from the head 205 of the main body 201 and a threaded screw member 203 axially aligned with and passing through the main body 201 and engaging with a threaded part of the clamping portion 202. Turning the screw member 203 causes the clamping part 202 to move relative to the main body 201. The head 205 of the main body 201 has a grip feature (such as a thread 217 see figure 2C) for mating with a handling tool.
Patent GB-2541136-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic filter for a central heating system
Inventor: SIMON DOWNIE
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: A magnetic filter 10 includes first 10 and second 12 separation chambers, each separation chamber 10, 12 having an inlet and an outlet and containing a magnet 20, 22. The separation chambers 10, 12 are joined together such that the inlets of the first 10 and second 12 chambers are adjacent, and the outlets of the first 10 and second 12 chambers are adjacent. An inlet port arrangement 28 connects both inlets to a single inlet pipe, and an outlet port arrangement 30 connects both outlets to a single outlet pipe. The first 10 and second separation chambers 12 may be in the form of a cylinder with the magnets 20, 22 in the centre of the cylinders and the inlets and outlets in a curved wall of the cylinders. The inlet port arrangement 28 and the outlet port arrangement 30 may connect to the inlets and outlets respectively at a tangent to the curved walls of the cylinders, and may define a Y-shaped flow path. The magnetic filter 10 is particularly suitable for connecting to a central heating system.
Patent GB-2551410-A (GB)
Title: Propellant-free deodorants and/or antiperspirants comprising at least two different preservatives
Inventor: BERNHARD BANOWSKI
IPC: A61Q15/00
Filed: 2016-12-15
Abstract: Claimed is a propellant-free cosmetic agent comprising; a) 0.0005 to 35 wt.% of at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of; deodorant active ingredients, antiperspirant aluminium salts, antiperspirant aluminium-zirconium salts, and mixtures thereof; b) at least one first preservative (A), selected from the group consisting of sulfite(s), hexetidine, benzyl alcohol(s), undecylenic acid, phenoxyisopropanol, piroctone olamine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, formic acid, quarternary ammonium compounds, o-cymen-5-ol and hexamidine and the salts thereof; and c) at least one second preservative (B), selected from the group consisting of benzoic, propionic, salicylic, sorbic acids (and salts thereof), zinc salts, paraben(s), polyaminopropyl biguanide, phenoxyethanol, climbazole, chlorhexidine and salts thereof, glutural, chlorphenesin, dimethyl oxazolidine, diazolidinyl urea, and mixtures of these preservatives. Also claimed are combinations of at least two, at least three, at least four preservatives from (A). Most preferably, first preservative (A) is present in 0.05 to 2.0 wt.% and second preservative (B) is present at 0.1 to 5.0 wt.%.
Patent GB-2550236-A (GB)
Title: Segmenting content displayed on a computing device into regions based on pixels of a screenshot image that captures the content
Inventor: DOMINIK ROBLEK
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: Methods and apparatus directed to segmenting content displayed on a computing device into regions, to facilitate user interactivity with graphical content by segmenting the content displayed on the computing device into regions via analysis of pixels of a "screenshot image" that captures at least a portion of (e.g., all of) the displayed graphical content. Individual pixels of the screenshot image may be analyzed to determine one or more regions of the screenshot image and to optionally assign a corresponding semantic type to each of the regions. Some implementations are further directed to generating, based on one or more of the regions, interactive content to provide for presentation to the user via the computing device.
Patent GB-2558261-A (GB)
Title: Mixer Sheath for a vascular catheter
Inventor: CHRIS IVESON
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: A mixer sheath 200 for an intravascular catheter has a wall 210 patterned with lines of weakness 212 to cause buckling under longitudinal compression to form a blood mixing fin 211 extending radially outwards. The lines may be zigzag cuts extending through the full thickness of the tube wall and forming diametrically opposed mixing fins. The zigzag slits may be curved, to give fins with a curved outer edge, and vary in thickness (figure 4B). There may be longitudinally successive lines of weakness, with the thickness of the tube becoming successively greater so that the mixing fins form in sequence. The thickness of the sheath is no more than 0.5 mm and it may be formed from PEEK with one or more blood inlet ports. The lines of weakness may be formed using laser micromachining. An outer sheath 230 may enclose the mixer sheath. The fins mix blood from across the section of the vessel, for sampling by a blood sampling catheter inside the sheath.
Patent GB-2559620-A (GB)
Title: Fixing means
Inventor: MARK TAYLOR
IPC: F16B21/12
Filed: 2017-02-14
Abstract: A fixing means 1 comprises a bracket 2, a support member 3 and a locking member 4. The support member comprises a plurality of openings 5, at least two of the openings comprising keyhole slots that are spaced from one another along the support member, each of the keyhole slots comprising an enlarged portion and a slot 5a, 5b respectively. The bracket comprises at least one engagement member 6 in which its head is sized so that it has a width greater than the slot of any of the keyhole slots but is receivable through an enlarged portion thereof, and a shank portion is sized to be receivable by the slot of any of the keyhole slots, and the locking member is attached to the bracket. The bracket 2 engages with the support member 3 by inserting the head of the engagement member 6 through the enlarged portion 5a of one of the keyhole slots and translating the engagement member along the slot with the shank portion received thereby. The locking member 4 engages with one of the openings in the support member to prevent translational movement along the slot. The locking member 4 may comprise a body portion 10 and a tab 9, wherein the tab is received by the keyhole slot.
Patent GB-2548029-A (GB)
Title: Thin film composite forward osmosis membranes with performance enhancing layers
Inventor: YOUNG-HYE NA
IPC: C08J9/42
Filed: 2016-02-09
Abstract: A thin film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membrane includes a porous support with surfaces having thereon a hydrophilic self-assembled monolayer. An active layer on the support is sufficiently dense to remove an ionic species from a liquid.
Patent GB-2563669-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic system for brakes
Inventor: STEVEN EDWARD JOHNSON
IPC: B60T15/04
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: A hydraulic system 10 for a vehicle with first and second brakes 12, 14 in which first and second brake valves 18a, 18b are arranged in a parallel configuration. The pressure inlet 20a, 20b of the first and second brake valves are connected to a source of hydraulic fluid 16 and the exhaust outlets 22a, 22b of the first and second brake valves are connected to the first and second brakes, respectively. The control inlets 24a, 24b of the first and second brake valves are directly responsive to a braking signal 30 from an operator of the vehicle. The system further comprises first and second control valves 52a, 52b which selectively provide hydraulic fluid to the control inlet of the first and second brake valves, respectively. The hydraulic system may be used in a vehicle which requires a second actuation system for the braking system, for example anti-skid control or dynamic brake control systems in addition to the usual driver pedal-actuated systems.
Patent GB-2567476-A (GB)
Title: Control system for a train having two raised pantographs
Inventor: VINCENT MAIZIERES
IPC: B60L5/28
Filed: 2017-10-13
Abstract: A control system is provided for a train having two pantographs P1, P4 raised for collecting power from an overhead line. The control system is configured to determine, relative to the direction of travel of the train, which of the two pantographs is the leading pantograph P1 and which is the trailing pantograph P4. The control system is further configured to issue command signals to the two pantographs to apply respective uplift forces to the overhead line, the commanded uplift force for the leading pantograph P1 being less than the commanded uplift force for the trailing pantograph P4 by a predetermined amount (e.g. 5%-40%). A train-mounted Train Management System (TMS) may be provided that recognises the configuration of the train, including a health status of each pantograph, and determines which pantographs are to be raised and which lowered and sets appropriate uplift forces for the raised pantographs. The two pantographs may be located on two coupled train units (locomotives), or may be part of the same train unit. The arrangement addresses the problem of fluctuation in uplift force at a trailing pantograph caused by a wire wave produced by a leading pantograph.
Patent GB-2568244-A (GB)
Title: A new join and lock system
Inventor: CHRIS VASSILIADES
IPC: F16B5/00
Filed: 2017-11-07
Abstract: A connecting means for joining two or more articles together such as joining the tracks of a model railway, cladding and other prefabricated goods. The connection means comprises two male protrusions on a first article, and two female inlets on a second article. The first male protrusion is shaped as a trapezoid wherein the sides of the protrusion are angled e.g. sloped. The first male protrusion engages with a first female inlet that is shaped to accommodate the first male protrusion e.g. trapezoid shaped with sloping sides. The second male protrusion extends from the first male protrusion, and engages with the second female inlet that extends from the first female inlet. The second male protrusion comprises two pliable hook shaped extensions, having a spring action that allows the protrusion to be locked and unlocked from the second female inlet. When the connectors are used to connect railway tracks together, each track section has male connection means at one end and female connecting means at the opposing end of the track. Preferably the tracks have additional male and female connectors that partially or fully extend along on each side of the track, to allow adjacent tracks to be connected.
Patent GB-2570715-A (GB)
Title: Simulated rotation generator
Inventor: LEE MAGNETIC
IPC: H02N11/00
Filed: 2018-02-05
Abstract: A simulated rotation generator uses electromagnets 1-16 which are fixed inside and around an alternator 17 or copper coil, to simulate the effect of rotating a magnet inside an alternator or copper coil to produce an electrical current. The electromagnets are wired together on a circuit 18 that will activate each electromagnet individually 3600 times per minute in a set sequence and are powered by a separate power source. Any electricity produced is then stored or fed into the national grid.
Patent GB-2561657-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling aperture members in a vehicle
Inventor: GEORGE PENG
IPC: E05F15/71
Filed: 2018-02-06
Abstract: A controller of a vehicle aperture member such as a vehicle window or sunroof comprises a plurality of optimisation strategies for moving the aperture member. Preferably the strategy is selected by one or more user input units, e.g. buttons, and one or more vehicle condition sensor units, e.g. sound acoustic sensor. The optimisation strategies may be based on minimising fuel consumption while maintaining user selectable level of ventilation; minimising or preventing buffeting exceeding a threshold value in the vehicle cabin. The controller may open a second window depending on the position of a first window and the selected strategy. Each optimisation strategy comprises different instructions for determining positions of the aperture/window.
Patent GB-2572139-A (GB)
Title: Identification of electrical devices in properties
Inventor: NEAL COADY
IPC: G06Q50/06
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: Identifying properties (e.g. domestic, commercial or industrial) likely to contain given electrical devices (e.g. refrigerator, washing machine or other appliance), e.g. for product recall. The method comprising obtaining 102 at least one reference electrical signature of a reference electrical device of interest; and receiving 104, over a monitoring period of time, electricity consumption data of a plurality of properties. Then for each property determining 106, based on the received consumption data, a measure of a presence of the reference signature, and estimating 110 a likelihood that the property has at least one electrical device corresponding to the reference device of interest. Finally a subset of properties of the plurality of properties as likely to have at least one device corresponding to the reference device of interest is identified 112, based on the estimating. The reference signature may be associated with at least one envelope and the envelope may be compared with the received consumption data. The step of estimating likelihoods may comprise performing statistical analysis on the results of the determining step.